Analytic Representation of the Target Acquisition Process in NUFAM (nuclear Fire Planning and Assessment Model) III

Abstract

This paper describes a method for determining the probability that a combat unit is acquired, available for fire by a nuclear weapon, is fired on, and is hit by a nuclear weapon. This method has been incorporated as part of the Nuclear Fire Planning and Assessment Model III (NUFAM III) used at the Concept Analysis Agency (CAA). The target acquisition data required are the Probability of Operational Target Acquisition (POTA) values generated by the CAA Target Acquisition Study III (TAS III). The basic approach used alternating renewal processes to represent the acquisition status and movement state of each unit in NUFAM III. Keywords: Tactical nuclear warfare; Mobile nuclear targets; Theater combat; Simulation models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208604

Entities

People

  • Mark A. Youngren

Organizations

  • Center for Army Analysis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Detonations
  • Military Organizations
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Target Acquisition
  • Targets
  • Travel Time
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.